Hotels and Tourist Accommodation
Quarter 3 2007[p]
Press Release No: 19, 2008
Date: 13 May 2008
Room Capacity and Occupancy Rate
- An increase of 1.4% was recorded for Rooms Available and Units in Licensed Hotels, Resorts
and Lodging Houses for 3rd Quarter, 2007 when compared to the same period in 2006.
- Total Room Nights sold was 393,169 for third quarter representing a decrease of 9.6%.
Occupancy rate was recorded at 52.5%, a fall of 6.4 percentage points when compared to Quarter 3, 2006.
Bed and Occupancy Rate
- Bed Spaces Available increased by 1.8% while Bed Sold (guest nights) decreased by 7.2%.
- Bed Occupancy decreased by 4.7 percentage points compared to Quarter 3, 2006.
Overall Takings
- Takings from Accommodation, Sales of Food, Liquor, Telephone and other Miscellaneous charges,
recorded a decrease of 18.4% reduced the total hotel turnover to $114.6 million for third Quarter 2007.
Employment
- Paid Employment in the Hotel Sector decreased by 0.5% compared to Quarter 3, 2006.
If you want more detailed information on the Hotels and Tourist Accommodation,
Quarter 3 2007 please contact the Fiji Islands Bureau of Statistics at:
P.O.Box 2221
Government Buildings
Suva, FIJI
Tel: (679) 331 5822
Fax: (679) 330 3656
OR
On email: info@statsfiji.gov.fj
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